I've seen a lot of posts about Letus and others being utilized with the 350, but... Is anyone using high-end primes in conjunction with a 35mm adapter on the 350 and if so are the results worth the expense? I'm not knocking the 350 at all (I LOVE the XDCam HD workflow) but even at -3db and controlled lighting the images with run of the mill HD lenses from Canon and Fuji are less than optimum. Any NEW news on this subject?

Shot a music video last week with the PRO35 adaptor from P+S Technik, with Zeiss Ultra prime lenses (16, 25, 50 and 85mm). Adaptor is for 2/3" mount but i used the LO32BMT Sony adaptor to 1/2" directly to the F350 body. Was a studio set and I was working at 0db and around F2 to 2.8. The results are quite impressive, especially in the close ups. I will post a link when it comes up on YouTube

Shot a music video last week with the PRO35 adaptor from P+S Technik, with Zeiss Ultra prime lenses (16, 25, 50 and 85mm). Adaptor is for 2/3" mount but i used the LO32BMT Sony adaptor to 1/2" directly to the F350 body. Was a studio set and I was working at 0db and around F2 to 2.8. The results are quite impressive, especially in the close ups. I will post a link when it comes up on YouTube

Thanks Dimitri- can't wait to see the link. It would be nice to see some hi-rez stuff too if you can. My problem with the adapters up until now has been their lack of portability/flexibility in the field. How was your combo in this regard?

Thanks Dimitri- can't wait to see the link. It would be nice to see some hi-rez stuff too if you can. My problem with the adapters up until now has been their lack of portability/flexibility in the field. How was your combo in this regard?

Dan, I will post a couple HiRes files when I get a little time.
Concerning portability, things are a bit gloomy. Camera gets heavier and bulkier with all these rods, adapters etc. Also, I used the blue handles to do couple of hand held shots, which moves the centre of gravity forward and makes the back muscles hurt for real. You need a good assistant to work with this system. Calculate that you have to carry quite a box containing the lenses, shades, follow focus etc. and another box containing the PRO35, rods etc. I wouldn't think its very feasible for only one person to handle all this.
Otherwise the length doesn't change much, so one could use a normal rain cover on location.
Ours was a studio set and my assistant is brilliant, so no problems there.

I just recieved an email from P+S Technik, and apparently they have a 1/2 inch pro35 adapter out now.

Yes there is a 1/2 inch adaptor due out now, but was not available for rental when I made the shoot. Mine was an MK I adaptor, which normally cannot do slow motion but the rental house said they had it upgraded and we should try. Happily, we tried and it worked very well at 50fps.
NOTE: if you use it, remember to ALWAYS repower the unit every time the camera is restarted from a shut down. It has a spinning groundglass and its supply is always cut off together with the camera and although its connected to the lens plug for power, doesn't automatically restart.